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fromA Philosopher's Blog
5 days ago

Ivermectin & Epistemology, Revisited

While this drug is best known as a horse de-wormer, it is also used to treat humans for a variety of conditions and many medications are used to treat conditions they were not originally intended to treat. Viagra is a famous example of this. As such, the idea of re-purposing a medication is not itself foolish. But there are obvious problems with taking ivermectin to treat COVID.
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4 months ago

High blood pressure medication for adults also helps children with butterfly skin

New gene therapy shows promise in healing epidermolysis bullosa wounds, while repurposed drugs like losartan also provide potential benefits.
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